Sunday, October 31, 2010

I had the King take me to work on that day...but he wouldn't let me wear the head aswe drove as he didn't want to scare people...lol.... and then he let me out 2 blocksaway from work...

The worse one at work was the year before...on the day that my partner and I (without telling the other) wore clown outfits and makeup.... and we had to sign in a 80+ lady who was goingto live with us for 2 weeks while her family went on vacation. Can you imaginebeing in a strange place with strangers, and sitting in the room and in come thesetwo clowns... who start to ask you questions... lol This was at a nursing home in1988.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

We, the Independent voter, as we chose the man/woman who we THINKwill be fair and vote for the country and not the party, seem to be gaining ground.All the graph works you see shows the Independent voter area larger than before.

But are we the silent majority and if we are…are we sitting here not caring for either side,are we complaining and not voting or haphazardly voting? Well, if that is the case…don’t whine come November 7th (takes a few days for the fur to settle) or beyond? No vote, no rights of complaints is my theory. In fact it is my first question when someone complains. If the answer is no… end of conversation as far as I am concern.. I have no time to listen to someone who didn’t take the time to vote. No excuses.. There are the absentee ballots.

These parties that we have here, are like raising children. The Democrats who tend tolet the child run wild and giving everything to that child. Don’t want to kill their spirit.The Republicans, are like the old time minister, who keeps that child close. No partying, no music, no dancing no jewelry, nose to the grindstone… close to the shoulder and the answer is always NO.

My fellow independent voter like the pendulum effect of the common sense middle.I raised my children like that, I live my life like that. Extremes to theeither side doesn’t seem right to me. I have talked about belonging to the CafeteriaParty, where we walk down the aisle each election, picking from each side. But this year the pickings are thin. We are on the midterms diet. But vote we must. There are local policies to vote on as well as candidates. We need to wade thru the cesspool of ads,and try to figure out who is best, even if it is the best of the two evils. And try tounderstand the policies they want to make or change… if you still don’t understand,then vote no, at least you won’t be kicking yourself later because you voted yes, andthat was against everything you believe.

I don’t want our country to have a free range, but I don’t want it shut up in the closet either. If we don’t vote, we have no rights to complain… and we deserve what we get, what we didn’t chose to make a decision about.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

While I was away from the blog, One ofthe things that sicken me was the news.

Not the political ads, even tho they werenauseating.. but the death of children.Not by accident, but by lack of concern,anger, frustration, by men and women.

What is wrong with people? Why oh, whydoes a woman date, live with, leave theirchildren with these men? When I wassingle mother between marriages, I nevereven let the men who I was dating, meet mykids. And I sure the heck would not have themlive with me. Are women that needy? We surehave come a long way ,baby.

As I have written before years ago…CHILDREN.ARE. NOT. DISPOSABLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Yet in our area… meaning Spokane, Coeur d Alene,And surrounding areas…has had 5… 5 !!!!… beatenand some killed in a matter of 3 weeks.One of which was just a day or two after one had madeheadlines.I could not watch the news… made me sick. Both withthe piece of work, who did the deed, but with the womenwho let them be with their children.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

On a television show years ago, I sawwhere one of the actors was in a friendsbathroom. That actor looked thru themedience cabinet !!! Have you ever done that?

I haven’t. Never even thought of it, before the show.Makes me shudder to even think of it now, andEVEN MORE, the thought that someone would do thatin my bathroom. I have a boring cabinet, but still.

What is in your bathroom cabinet? Have you everlooked in someone else’s… and if you do, would yoube ok with someone looking in yours?

And, if you are in your friend’s bathroom. You are onthe throne…there is a magazine on the counter acrossfrom you… So do you read it? If you do… do you put itback on the counter EXACTLY how it was sitting before?So no one would know you read it, Or do you just place itback up on the counter with out thinking what position it was in before?

Monday, October 25, 2010

I was going thru a lot of papers and books.Among them was one from a church. I tookit for granted it was a cookbook like churchesput out annually.

But this one wasn’t. It was mostly ads and names,for a Bazaar that was going to be going on.It had the people it was dedicated to, which wasmy Great Aunt May and Uncle Bill. And then therewas a list of committees and who was on eachof these committees. The booklet was fromthe 1960’s …1961 I believe.

Do you know what I learn from that booklet?I learn that women did not have first namesin the 1960’s. Not unless they were single.As all the rest of the women only had a nameof “MRS.” Not one single first name. Unlessit was started with “Miss”. Men had first names.Mr. And Mrs. Wm. Smith…Mr. And Mrs. John Doe.

Friday, October 22, 2010

I have been busy for the past 10 days or so,with many projects and I have just about allof my goals done. All but one scratched outand today finishing that one off..

The King has been hunting, in the ELK CAMP.Which is 8 men and two women. One is a wife andone is an 18 yr. old daughter who has hunted withher dad for many years. And the ages range from 18to 87. So the old men of the group, which the Kingis one of them, kind of keep a lid on the partying ofthe younger ones. But one thing they all agree on isthe hunt is the reason why they are there, year after year.Filling the freezer is the main goal.

Also there is the written code is, no one leaves camp untilall have gotten their elk. The ones who have gotten their elkand deer become drivers for the others. Which the King hasbecome, as he got his last week. So now he drives the hunterto the top of the ridge, and then goes down to the bottom andwaits for the hunter to come out and give him/her a ride backto camp. And if the hunter gets his, then the King finds a wayto get as close as he can to the kill and help bring the animalto camp.

The King has the hunter who is 87. Who he admires hisstamina, as this man handles the trails like a 20 year old.

So the King has had the best time of his life… and after 3years of dry runs in the elk department, it is wonderful henot only drew a moose tag, but was able to fill out his moosetag, elk tag, and deer tag… Our freezer will be full and thatwill help our budget greatly.

So next week back to normal, what ever that is… and blogging..And turning the remote back over to the King… ;-(

Friday, October 15, 2010

I said I would be busy this week and I am…But that isn’t what pushed my buttons,and got me riled…

I called my bank’s 24 hour phone connectionto see if a check had cleared. In that process,I found out there was a charge against myaccount (with others) for $75. So I went inand checked all my charges against my account.All of them I had in my registry …but the $75.So I went back a week to see where I had usedmy debit card… still no $75. So I finally brokedown and called the bank to find out where I hadused my debit card and not put it in my registry.

NOW, THAT IS WHERE MY BUTTON WASPUSHED!!!.

I had not lost my mind, I had not forgot to put theamount in my registry…. So where did it come from?It seems when you use your debit card at a gas station,it charges $75 and then later… it charges the actuallyamount. LATER!!!. HOW MUCH LATER? I don’tknow because that doesn’t show up on your statement.The amount I had put in my gas tank? $32. 69!.. so thegas station had over charged my account $42.31!!!!!So if I had only $50 in my account and put the $32.69,knowing I had enough to cover it… I WOULD BEOVERDRAWN !!! Then of course adding tothat the overdrawn charge. HOLY COW….

The gal at the bank said most gas stations do that,the way to get around that is to go inside and pay forit in there….The kicker is.. the pump did not give a receipt, so I had to go insideand get that…. The gal at the bank kind of laughed..at the ironic part of that… I wasn’t laughing… andguess I know I will not use my debit card anymore.Now why is it, it doesn’t do that to the gas credit card?Or do they? But at least you aren’t overdrawn with fees.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

This was on Facebook, and for those who don’t do FacebookThere is a status slot to fill in your thoughts. And a lot of times you seesomeone else’s status and you are asked to copy and paste it toyour profile status slot if you also believe it to be true…. So I did thatyesterday. A fellow blogger named Thom has posted it on his status.And today, there was a comment. A great answer to the statement.So below this statement you will find an comment from my guest author.

1 of every 10 people born is gay. That means 1 of every 10 people is instantly put down, given bad labels, left alone, put in a minority, andso much else. All for something they didn't ask for. Many gay teens arecommitting suicide as a way of escaping. If you want to tell them life will get better, and you respect them for who they are, copy and paste this.

THE GUEST AUTHOR’S COMMENT…."As someone who was born gay and someone who has and is going threw the prejudice and ignorance of not only people but a former employer. I am fighting to make things better to let these kids know that life will get better and to hopefully make things better so the next generation does not have to go threw the things I have. Do not let being gay define who you are as it is not a death sentence, let what type of human being you are define you. I always say that I am not proud of being gay, but I am not ashamed of being gay either, as it is not a matter of pride or shame it is just the way that Grandfather made me. I do not usually speak out about being gay especially in public forums, but felt it was important to do it this time if even one kid listens to what I have to say and it helps them. I am 45 years young and I went through 9 years of counseling to deal with the effects of my childhood abuse and before I came to grips with being gay at age 38. Because of a prejudice father, society, and a church I was lead to believe that I had a demon in me and that there was something mentally wrong with me because of how I felt so I buried my feelings at a very young age. This caused more damage then the physical abuse I endured as a child. I consider myself very lucky in the fact that Grandfather, the lessons of my Mom and Dad and yes even the things I endured as a child made me very strong and the fact that when I did come to grips with being gay, that all the shame, fear, and guilt went out the window. I give credit to myself first and foremost for surviving, to my counselor Carolyn of 9 years who had to of been sent by Grandfather to help me, and the acceptance of my Grandmother, mother, sister and my true friends. People who will not accept you because you are gay is no different then if they didn’t accept you because you liked the color blue instead of green, they are very shallow people who are not worth your time and the effort. I feel sorry for them, as it seems the ones I have delta with are so miserable in there own lives that they can only feel better by making those around them as miserable as they are, don’t give them the satisfaction or time of day. Surround yourself with positive people who love you for who you are not what you are. Do not hide or be ashamed of yourself, have strength and most importantly self respect and let no one take it away from you as that is your biggest asset. My counselor taught me that no one can make you do or feel anything you don’t allow them to make you do or feel. They act and you have a choice of how you will or will not react. Self respect, self Love, and self protection is some of the hardest things to obtain and keep, think of the person that you most love in your life and in any situation think of how you would feel if it where happening to them and let that be the guide for yourself. Only by being LIVING proof can we make a difference in prejudice and ignorance, weather we are women, man, black, native, or gay. So please I beg of you to hang in there kids, find and surround yourself with supportive people who love you for who you are, a beautiful and loving spirit that deserves love and respect, not what they think or want you to be.CHEYENNE…

Because I believe when divorced, the children should live where they feel the most comfortable, Cheyenne moved back and forth between my ex and myself. Something’s you don’t learn until a child is older. So when she mentions Father, that was her birth father. When she refers to Dad, that was my second husband. Who she dearly loved and chose to take his name when she became an adult. Reference to Grandfather, is to her belief in the Native American side of her…I am proud to say, Cheyenne is my daughter…

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Thursday, October 07, 2010

Do they still ask, smoking or non smokinganymore in the restaurants? Or is it youcan’t smoke in any…any where. That theystop?

When they use to ask, I would tell themNon children section. I figured if I was goingTo spend big buck for a dinner, I wanted itIn peace and quiet. Not with a little sweetheartKicking my booth back or a seal squeals atThe table next to me.

I never took my children to restaurants.They went to the mom and pop drive up and weate at picnic tables or took it home. It was for theother customers as well as my own. My kids werein their teens before they saw the inside of a restaurant.

But now, I want to say, NON Cell phones. Why is itpeople think that other people want to know abouttheir conversations… and is the cell phone side effectdeafness? Because everyone of them are talking loud.Be it in the restaurants or bathrooms, street corners. I thought it was because they wanted everyone to knowThey have a cell phone. But with just about everyonehaving one, I get it.. YOU have a cell phone. Actuallyyou have a cockroach sticking out of your ear, in somecases.

If you want to eat dinner in peace and quiet, I guess youstay home and eat your own food.

Wednesday, October 06, 2010

As you have read, the King got his moose, buthunting is far from over… now it is time to getready for “ELK CAMP”.

It is actually fun to watch him, as he gets ready.First up goes the camper on the truck… thencheck to see if everything is working from last time.Then there is the packing and getting the propane filled.

There is the groceries, the clothes. He flies by ashe just figured out he forgot his underwear. I told him, Ithought guys wore them for 3 days and then turn theminside out… he was not laughing… Guess because heknows from the laundry, I know he changes his daily.Also there isn’t much humor, as he is very intense withhis scurrying from the camper to the house to the garageand back thru again. Saws, bags, tarps, in and out he goesfrom the camper like a bird stuffing a nest.

Only 2 more days and he pulls out. He and his friends havethe moose all butchered, and in the freezer. All of this whilehe is getting everything ready…

So for the next two weeks he will be hunting twice..earlymornings, for elk, during the day for a winter job and backout for the late day hunt… Oh, yea, a stop at home forclean clothes and a shower… while he loves to campout, he still doesn’t like the camp shower bit…

And me? Well, I will be busy. I have two small projects tostart on Monday. So will be taking a vacation from bloggingunless something pushes my buttons and have the need towrite something.

Monday, October 04, 2010

We teach our children not to lie…My own children will tell you that twothings that were not acceptable werelying and stealing.. Thru their childhood,it was common for me to get right up intheir faces about lying..

I taught them that telling the truth was a loteasier, even if it was embarrassing or meantthey were in trouble. Because lying was a longprocess. Remembering the lies was the hardest ofthe parts, being stuck with a lie to the point ofno return. And then the broken trust that the liewould bring to your relationship with who everyou told the lie to.

So how does the parents who teach this, wholive by it, themselves… justify the lies that thechild hears on television especially from ourso called leaders? Lying seems to be acceptablenow with elections especially. It is said to be justthe person understanding of something, even thothe liar knows full well, that the ad they produced was a lie.